US 2014/0181056 A1 · SYSTEM AND METHOD OF QUALITY ASSESSMENT OF A SEARCH INDEX

Abstract

Systems, methods, and computer program products for enabling assessment of the quality of a search index. In one embodiment, objects are processed to produce corresponding text that is stored and indexed. The objects are also processed to identify and store corresponding metadata values for indexing. Error conditions that are detected during the processing of objects to generate corresponding text are tracked and compared to determine the most severe of the error conditions. An indication of the most severe error condition is stored in a first consolidated error field. Errors that are encountered in the identification and storage of metadata values are counted and this count is stored in a second consolidated error field. Both of the consolidated error fields are indexed in the same manner as the text and metadata for the objects, so that the stored error information can be used in queries of the search index.

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Dependent claims

A method for quality assessment of a search index, the method comprising:

providing a plurality of storage locations in a storage unit;
and
for each of a plurality of objects:
storing information in one or more of the storage locations, wherein each of the storage locations is associated with one of a plurality of fields and one of the plurality of objects;
storing a first indication of one or more error conditions in one of the storage locations for the object which is associated with a first consolidated error field;
providing a search index, wherein the search index includes a dictionary of terms that are contained in the information stored in the one or more of the storage locations, including ones of the storage locations associated with the first consolidated error field;
enabling a search of the search index for terms associated with the first consolidated error field;
and
enabling retrieval of information from one or more of the storage locations in response to the search of the search index.

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A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having a set of instructions stored thereon, the instructions executable by a processor to:

for each of a plurality of objects:
store information in one or more of the storage locations, wherein each of the storage locations is associated with one of a plurality of fields and one of the plurality of objects;
store a first indication of one or more error conditions in one of the storage locations for the object which is associated with a first consolidated error field;
provide a search index, wherein the search index includes a dictionary of terms that are contained in the information stored in the one or more of the storage locations, including ones of the storage locations associated with the first consolidated error field;
enable a search of the search index for terms associated with the first consolidated error field;
and
enable retrieval of information from one or more of the storage locations in response to the search of the search index.

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A computerized search system for quality assessment of a search index, the system comprising;

a processor;
and
a storage unit coupled to the processor;
wherein the processor is configured to, for each of a plurality of objects:
store information in one or more of the storage locations, wherein each of the storage locations is associated with one of a plurality of fields and one of the plurality of objects;
store a first indication of one or more error conditions in one of the storage locations for the object which is associated with a first consolidated error field;
provide a search index, wherein the search index includes a dictionary of terms that are contained in the information stored in the one or more of the storage locations, including ones of the storage locations associated with the first consolidated error field;
enable a search of the search index for terms associated with the first consolidated error field;
and
enable retrieval of information from one or more of the storage locations in response to the search of the search index.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

System and method of quality assessment of a search index

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